Trust over trail

Leadership is trust.

But somewhere along the way, it became CCs and screenshots.

We started asking our team to copy us “for transparency,”

but sometimes, it is really for control.

We track every task,
every update,
every reply,

not because the work will not get done,

but because we have forgotten how to trust the people who do it.

Micromanagement looks like diligence on the surface,

but underneath, it is fear in disguise.

Fear of being left out.

Fear of not being needed.

Fear of being outshined by your own team.

True leadership does not need a paper trail to prove involvement.

It builds ownership so strong that results speak louder than reports.

Because the best teams do not move in chains of CCs.

They move in trust.

So the next time you are about to say, “CC me,”

ask yourself:

Is it about alignment, or assurance?

Empower your people.

Trust the process.

Learn to let go.

Control is heavy.

Trust makes everyone lighter.